Fuefuki 笛吹市 | |
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 Fuefuki City Hall | |
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 Location of Fuefuki inYamanashi Prefecture | |
  Fuefuki | |
| Coordinates:35°38′50.3″N138°38′23″E / 35.647306°N 138.63972°E /35.647306; 138.63972 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi Prefecture |
| First official recorded | 35 AD (official) |
| Isawa town settled | August 10, 1903 |
| Kasugaichi town settled | October 1, 1969 |
| Both town merged and city settled | October 12, 2004 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Masaki Yamashita (since November 2016) |
| Area | |
• Total | 201.92 km2 (77.96 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2019) | |
• Total | 69,463 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Peach |
| • Flower | Rose |
| • Bird | Blue-and-white flycatcher |
| Address | 777 Ichibu, Isawa-chō, Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi-ken 406-8510 |
| Website | Official website |
Fuefuki (笛吹市,Fuefuki-shi) is acity inYamanashi Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 September 2020[update], the city had an estimatedpopulation of 67,300 in 30,408 households,[1] and apopulation density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 201.92 square kilometres (77.96 sq mi).
Fuefuki is located in central Yamanashi Prefecture at an average altitude of 261 meters.[1] Just over 58% of the area of the city is covered in forest. The Fuefuki River flows through the city.
The following municipalities surrounding the city clockwise starting from Kōfu.
The city has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and relatively mild winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Fuefuki is 10.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1524 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.0 °C.[2]
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Fuefuki peaked around the year 2000 and has declined since.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 49,960 | — |
| 1950 | 61,882 | +23.9% |
| 1960 | 53,064 | −14.2% |
| 1970 | 50,380 | −5.1% |
| 1980 | 55,950 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 62,322 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 71,025 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 70,529 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | 66,947 | −5.1% |
Fuefuki was the center of ancientKai Province and contains manyburial mounds from theKofun period. The ruins of theKai Kokubun-ji, theNara periodprovincial temple are also found within the city limits, as is theIchinomiya Asama Shrine, theichinomiya of Kai Province. During theEdo period, all of Kai Province wastenryō territory under direct control of theTokugawa shogunate, with adaikansho based at the village of Isawa. During the cadastral reform of the earlyMeiji period on April 1, 1889, the rural districts ofHigashiyatsushiro andHigashiyamanashi Districts were formed.[citation needed]
The modern city of Fuefuki was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the towns ofIchinomiya,Isawa,Misaka andYatsushiro, the village ofSakaigawa (all fromHigashiyatsushiro District), and the town ofKasugai (fromHigashiyamanashi District).[4][5] The name refers to theFuefuki River that flows through the city. The city hall is located at the former Isawa Town Hall, and other former towns and village halls were converted to satellite offices.
On August 1, 2006, Fuefuki later absorbed the village ofAshigawa (also fromHigashiyatsushiro District. Higashiyatsushiro District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Fuefuki has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral city legislature of 19 members.
The economy of Fuefuki is based on agriculture (horticulture), seasonal tourism and the production of wine. Fuefuki is the largest producer of grapes and peaches in Japan.[1]
Fuefuki has 14 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools operated by the city government,[6] and one public high school operated by the Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education.
Elementary Schools:
Junior High Schools:
High School:
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Tateyama, Chiba, since May 1973 with former Isawa Town[7]Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, since July 1962 with former Misaka Town[7]Ichinomiya, Chiba, since April 1982 with former Ichinomiya Town[7]Yui, Shizuoka, since April 1989 with former Yatsushiro Town[7]Tainai, Niigata, since October 1996 with former Sakaigawa Village[7]Sado, Niigata, since October 1989 with former Kasugai Town[7]
Bad Mergentheim,Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1991 with former Isawa Town[8]
Nuits-Saint-Georges,Côte-d'Or, France, since 1992 with former Ichinomiya Town[8]
Feicheng,Shandong, China, since 1994 with former Ichinomiya Town[8]東八代郡石和町、同郡御坂町、同郡一宮町、同郡八代町、同郡境川村及び東山梨郡春日居町を廃し、その区域をもって新しい市を設置する新設合併とする。
笛吹市 10 月 12 日に山梨県石和町、御坂町、一宮町、八代町、境川村、春日居町が合併して笛吹市が誕生する。
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